Do you like cookies?

If you like cookies and are willing to spend a dollar, than HART has some good news for you!

So many Sugar Cookies and homemade frosting too!!!

 That's right, we have cookies!!! And we're selling 2 delicious sugar cookies for only $1!

These yummy cookies are all for you! Two cookies for one dollar! Doesn't get better than this! 

Bobcat HART students can be found on Tuesday, December 1st and Thursday, December 3rd, in Grover Hall across from the Atrium from 2 until 3:30 p.m. and Wednesday, December 2nd, at the bottom of Baker from 12 to 1:15 p.m.

It's not too late!!

Have you been over to Grover yet to check out the Pop Art pet selfies???

Some of the Pop Art Pet Selfies made by the Coolsville Elementary 6th graders on display at Grover at Ohio University.

If you haven't, don't worry! You still have some time! 

The art will be on display until 7:30 tonight, Thursday, November 19th.

See something you like? Make a bid on it! That's right, the art is for sale! All of the money is going towards purchasing animal respirators for local fire departments. Save a pet and get yourself a cute Pop Art Pet Selfie!

HART members finish setting up the silent auction sheet on Sunday, November 14.

The art can be picked up by the highest bidders this evening. If the winner is not present he or she will be contacted and notified via email and will have a limited amount of time to pick up the piece of art.

Pop Art Pet Selfie Exhibit on Display this Week in Grover

 

 

HART is proud to announce the Pop Art Pet Selfie Exhibit!

After many days of color filled smiles, Coolville Elementarys' 6th grade art class, under the guided instruction of Mrs Sharon Phillips, has created incredible depictions of pet selfies. These pet "selfies" were kindly provided by Briarhill Veterinary Clinic clients and personal pets. Vibrant colors stream from each and every one of the 49 marvelous Pop Art interpretations, a testament to these truly talented young artists.

Pop Art Pet Selfies will grace the Atrium area of  Grover  from November 16-19 with a silent auction continuing throughout the week. Each "Pet Selfie" will be sold to the highest bid as of Thursday evenings artist reception. Bidders will be notified via email with information on pick up location and time for their art purchase.

Please visit the Atrium in Grover Center to place your bid on the "Pet Selfie" that captures your heart. All proceeds from this silent auction will be used to purchase pet respirators for 11 local fire departments. 

Dr Moss, members of HART and Mrs Phillips celebrate the hanging of Pop Art Pet Selfies

Going on a Bear Hunt by Dr Osborne

                      

 

 

 

 

   Not everyday in the life of a veterinarian is filled with Fluffy and Spot. Some days I have the honor of receiving a phone call to assist with wildlife tracking and research. This turned out to be one of those days. A bear hunt adventure was about to unfold.Unlike Pennsylvania and Maryland, there are few bears in Southeast Ohio, so it is pretty exciting to see them in the wild.

 

 

There is, although, a growing population of wild boar. Wild Boar are very destructive to crops, ecosystems and can transmit diseases to our hog farms. The USDA is working to capture these wild hogs in order to reduce the threat. They have installed trail cams to help track their movements and trap them. The bear hunt began when a bear was caught on these USDA trail cams. ODNR working in conjunction with the USDA, set a culvert trap to catch the bear for research on bears in Ohio.

 

 

A culvert trap is a really big pipe that has room for the bear to walk into and a gate that closes behind him. The other end is closed off by a heavy grate welded to it. The trail cams send information to the USDA showing a bear has been captured. The ODNR team then jumps into action making preparations to place a tracking collar on the bear.

 

 

Once the entire team is at the entrance to the property, we ride into the woods about a half mile in pickup trucks. The bear is estimated to be about 250 -275 pounds and will take most or all of the bear tranquilize available onsite.

There is only one chance to inject in the right spot. A black bear, in a dark tube, with the syringe on the end of a 4 foot long pole makes it difficult to quickly and accurately inject the drug into the muscle.

 

 

Our bear biologist is extremely skilled and manages to get the drug into the bear. But, as often is the case, it may have gone into the fat stores he was accumulating for the winter months. This does not allow the drug to circulate well enough to have the full effect on the bear. We allow plenty of time for the drug to work, but not enough sedation occurs. The remainder of the drug is administered by the syringe pole.

 

 

A plan is made to gather samples and collar the bear as quickly and safely as possible. We wait patiently allowing more opportunity for the sedative to take affect which will cause the bear to sleep. He still doesn’t go all the way to sleep but our brave bear biologists know they can collar him in the culvert trap in his groggy state.

 

 

Knowing he would just try to get away from them, not actually attack, they both crawl practically into the trap with him, with only the lower part of their bodies outside the culvert trap.The bear biologists manage to safely get the collar on the bear.

 

 

The bear is then pulled from the culvert as some of the team help keep him lying down while the collar is more securely fastened.

An ID chip is placed under the skin, and a hair sample is taken for DNA. If he had been more asleep, a small premolar would have been collected as it would identify his age.

 

 

The bear soon decides he wants no more of this experience and decides to leave. A couple of the guys are able to guide him back into the safety of the culvert trap. We let him regain his dignity in private. The bear is released an hour or two later when the entire effects of the drug have worn off.

 

 

By the time the team is back at the office the bear’s collar has already begun e-mailing his location. He can now be tracked by GPS and Radio frequency allowing us to learn about the range and habits of the bear. The information provided by the GPS will show if he is planning to start a new life here or is just passing through. The next day he has gone over a half mile from the initial capture spot, which is usual for a bear after such a rough day. Other than his pride and dignity being marred for a day, he is no worse for the experience. The bear is a beautiful and majestic creature.

 

 

The owner of the property, on which the bear was caught, affectionately named him MOSES after his own ancestor that settled on that property so many years ago when bears were plentiful.